Geographic Focus of Research

The NGI defines the Northern Gulf of Mexico region as the upland, watershed, coastal zone, and coastal ocean areas from the Sabine River in Louisiana
east to the Suwannee River in Florida. This region is a rich and interdependent natural environment of great complexity vital to the Nation. The
riverine-dominated Northern Gulf ecosystems are under pressure from increasing population and coastal development, impacts from severe storms and climate
variability, inland watershed and coastal wetlands degradation, and many other factors.